Central Union of Construction Workers

The Central Union of Construction Workers (German: Zentralverband der Bauhilfsarbeiter) was a trade union representing building labourers in Germany.

Central Union of Construction Workers
Zentralverband der Bauhilfsarbeiter
Merged intoGerman Construction Workers' Union
Founded6 April 1891 (1891-04-06)
Dissolved1 January 1911 (1911-01-01)
Location
  • Germany
Members
65,572 (1910)
PublicationDer Bauarbeiter
AffiliationsGGD, IFBW

The first national congress of local unions of building labourers was held in May 1889, and it agreed to launch a national journal, Der Bauarbeiter. With the repeal of the Anti-Socialist Laws, it was possible to form legal trade unions, and at the 3rd Congress of Construction Workers, in Halle, on 6 April 1891, the Central Union of Masons was established. It adopted Der Bauarbeiter as its journal.[1]

The union initially had 2,500 members. It affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions, and by 1904, its membership had grown to 33,245.[2] By 1910, this had risen further, to 65,572. At the start of 1911, it merged with the Central Union of Masons, to form the German Construction Workers' Union.[1]

Presidents
1891: F. Krens
1901: Gustav Behrendt

References
  1. Theilberg, Rudolf (1931). Deutscher Baugewerksbund. ADGB. pp. 352–357. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. Brunner, Louis (1905). Die Deutschen Gewertschaften 1891-1904 (PDF). Berlin: General Commission of German Trade Unions. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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